Jan282023

Suede – Tightrope Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
C#m  G#m  C#m  G#m

[Verse 1]
C#m         G#m
You seem to love me
       F#m          C#m
 when I'm not around
          G#m        A
I have to go to ground
C#m             G#m
But you seem to want me
      F#m        C#m
when I'm never there
           G#m       A
Silence is everywhere

[Chorus]
     E              C#m
On a tightrope with you
    B
Too scared to look down
            A
through my fingers
B         E              C#m
Walking a tightrope with you
  D
I made my mistake when
   G#
 I slipped through the noose

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[Verse 2]
C#m         G#m
You seem to know where
      F#m           C#m
your life's headed next
But first you'll just
 G#m       A
stay in bed
C#m           G#m
Clicking your fingers and
 F#m           C#m
dragging your heels
                 G#m      A
The high life is within you

[Chorus]
     E              C#m
On a tightrope with you
    B
Too scared to look down
            A
through my fingers
B         E              C#m
Walking a tightrope with you
  D
I made my mistake when
   G#
I slipped through the noose

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[Bridge]
A#                   D#m
We know more than we used to
A#                   D#m
We know more than we used to
C#m                  G#m
We know more than we used to
A  A7

[Chorus]
     E              C#m
On a tightrope with you
    B
Too scared to look down
            A
through my fingers
B         E              C#m
Walking a tightrope with you
  D
I made my mistake when
   E                   A
 I slipped through the noose
G#m  C#m  D

[Outro]
C#m         G#m
You seem to love me
      F#m          C#m
 when I'm not around
          G#m        A
I have to go to ground
C#m             G#m
Just seem to want me
         F#m        C#m
when I'm never there
           G#m       A
Silence is everywhere

How to play Tightrope: key, chords and progression

These are Tightrope chords by Suede on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Tightrope by Suede sits in C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), and you need 11 chords to play it: C#m, G#m, F#m, A, E, B, D, G#, A#, D#m and A7.

The backbone of the song is C#m – G#m – F#m – C#m (i – v – iv – i in C♯ minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, F#m, Em, G, D, A, C, F#, Ab, C#m (55% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 36% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

G# chord on guitar (466544) — G♯G♯ B♯ D♯

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

A7 chord on guitar (x02020) — A7A C♯ E G

Tightrope chords: questions

What key is Tightrope in?

Tightrope by Suede is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Tightrope?

Tightrope uses 11 chords: C#m, G#m, F#m, A, E, B, D, G#, A#, D#m, A7.

What is the chord progression of Tightrope?

The main progression is C#m – G#m – F#m – C#m (i – v – iv – i).

Is Tightrope easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, F#m, Em, G, D, A, C, F#, Ab, C#m (55% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 36% without a capo).

How to play Tightrope: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Tightrope chords: questions

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